Waterbury evening Democrat., 1887-12-28
PERSONAL GOSSIP.

PERSONAL GOSSIP.
 Norvin Green estimates Jay Gould's fortune at $6O OOO, 900. This is moderate.
 A number of Americans propose to erect a statue of Gen. Washington in Paris.
 Marshall F. Wilder has arranged profes- slonal trip to China, Japan and India for 1888.
 Explorer Greedy does not believe that the north pole will ever be reached except by bal loon.
 Not one of the four presidents of the French republic since its origin in 1870 was born in Paris
 M. Grevy saw twelve cabinets with 129 ministers, serve under him while president of France.
 Andrew D. White, of Cornell, says poker will soon be a necessary part of classical ed ucation.
 M. Grevy slept soundly for eight hours the night after his resignation-for the first time in six weeks.
 Congressman Scott will spend $25 900 dur ing the winter on social entertainments at his Washington home.
 Mohini M. Chatterjee, the young Brahmin philosopher who came to this country last year, has returned to India.
 Moren Mackenzie has received 9S, 800 up to the present time for his attendance on the prince imperial of Germany.
 Gems. Sherman and Sheridan will review the state military exercises at the centennial celebration in Ohio next September.
 The Court Journal says that Kaiser Will jam wants to abdicate in favor of his son, the coronation to take place in May.
 The first words of Rev. Joseph Parker upon his arrival in Liverpool were that ie should never come to America again.
 The Duke of Newcastle will winter in Florida and pay flying visit to Philadelphia. He is young, unmarried and has cork leg.
 Louis Kossuth, now we'll on his Seth year, is in capital health of mind and body, and constantly busies himself with literary work.
 It appears that Bismarck has an elder brother, who has been under prefect of Min gard since 1S41, and is about to retire, aged 77.
 M. B. Ingalls,, of Cincinnati, carries an in- surance of S3OO,OOO on his life-the largest sum carried, it is said, by any resident of that city.
 At the ball of the Pelican club, where Sul- livan lately spared before the Prince of Wales, the Pelicans all appeared in Pelican waistcoats. Complaint is made in Washington that William Walter Phelps is wearing the same rusty brown suit which became a chestnut some years ago.
 Sam Small announces that he has given up his labors as an evangelist, and is now preacher in the Methodist church South at Washington, D. C..
 Samuel Spencer, who has been made presi- dent of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad at salary of $25, ,OOO year, was rodman earn ing scant salary few years ago. He is not yet 40 years old.
 The new French president belongs to a family of Scotch origin The original name was Cairn, the French diminutive of which would be Cairnot, or little earn. This was soon corrupted into Carnot.
 Prince Regent Luitpold, of Bavaria, was bitten in the hand while hunting by dog, which it is feared was mad Fortunately the wounds are not deep, and do not deprive the prince of the use of his hand. l Carter Harrison wants all the American women to dress as per the Chinese rule "We | would then have our better halves dressed" he says, ''to please an artistic eye, without | the present waste of female health and | strength" Announcement is made that within three weeks Maurice Bernhardt, who was almost as we'll known in New York as his divine and adorable mothers tiger cat, will lead to the matrimonial altar the celebrated beauty, Princess Terka Jobownska."
 The other morning early little curly headed girl of or ' years went to the Maine state house and asked an officer, ''Is Governor Bodwell dead.' 'Yes," was the reply "Oh, he used to give me candyr' she exclaimed and turned away crying bit | terly.
 MT. Labouchere is down on the tall hat He says: ''I do so loathe it that if the present ministry would deal it a coup de grace by in- variably appearing ill pot hats almost think that gratitude would oblige me to turn Tory even at the risk of having my head staved in by Tory constable"
 John B. Alley, of Massachusetts, is said to l be worth considerably over $1O,OOO, ,OOO He is the richest Republican in the old Bay 1 state and is fond of politics. The greater part of his fortune was made ill speculation and he is constantly adding to it. MT. Alley is 70 years old
 The remains of President Carnot's illus trious grandfather are ill the cemetery at l Magdeburg, and attempt will now be | made to have them brought home to France. He died an exile, prescribed by the restored l Bourbons for having voted for the killing of Louis XVI. -a.-
 Mr. and Mrs. Blaine, Miss Blaine and Miss Dodge Gail Hamilton) have gone to Mar seiles. MT. Blaine thinks seriously of going to Algiers, whence he may sail for Naples. He has left his heavy luggage at Paris. It is said that he may, on his return to Paris, put l I'D with Mr. and Mrs. Morton, Paul Philippoteaux, the painter of the Get tysburg and Niagara Falls cycloramas, has just finished work upon which he has been engaged for two years, consisting of thirty l pictures of scenes in the life of Gen. Grant, l beginning with his infancy and ending with his funeral. They are to be exhibited first l at Boston and then throughout the country. MT. Frederick Viliers, the well known war correspondent and artist of The London 1 Graphic, has entered the lecture field He went with Mr. Archibald Forbes through the Franco-G German, Servian and Russo Turkish wars and has great fund of interesting ex- periences, which he relates with graphic elo- | quence.
 Jay Gould never smoked but one cigar in his life. It made him so ill that he never tried another. It seems hard that many a ,non 1z,lo lox,ac orod cioarc can,t afford tO huv